Ranchi, Aug. 7 -- Ashish Ranjan alias 'Chhotu Singh', a dreaded gangster from Jharkhand and
the alleged mastermind behind the sensational murder of gangster Aman Singh inside Dhanbad
jail in 2023, was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Prayagraj on Thursday morning.
The Dhanbad Police confirmed the development and said a team has been dispatched to Prayagraj for further formalities.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Dhanbad, Prabhat Kumar said Ranjan was wanted in over 20 cases of extortion, contract killings, and bomb attacks registered across different police stations in the district.
"He had become synonymous with terror in the coal belt region," the SSP said, adding that the gangster ...